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Type Words
Synonyms bitterness, gall, rancour, resentment
Type of ill will, hostility, enmity
Has types grievance, grudge, heartburning, huffishness, score, sulkiness, enviousness, envy
Derivation rancorous

Examples of rancor

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Coarseness, rancor, incivility reach new heights Louder, meaner, madder, cruder.
From the post-gazette.com
In all too typical fashion, he had allowed rancor to crowd out rational thought.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Lucas eventually relented and decided to film the rancor as a high-speed puppet.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The comments posted on space blogs are full of rancor, accusations and anxiety.
From the washingtonpost.com
There is genuine rancor on each side that frequently gets heated and out of line.
From the techcrunch.com
The difference is that all this was to be accomplished without sweat or rancor.
From the time.com
The 1998 and 2002 FIFA elections were notable for the rancor surrounding them.
From the bloomberg.com
The Obama stimulus plan was greeted with a rancor-free version of partisan rancor.
From the washingtonpost.com
The CBA was introduced in 1993 after years of rancor among players and owners.
From the orlandosentinel.com
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  • Resentment: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  • This is a list of creatures in the fictional Star Wars universe. In order to be listed here, creatures must be noted in multiple canonical sources.
  • Rancor is a fictional character owned by Marvel Comics, and used in their various comic book titles.
  • The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice; inveterate hatred
  • (Rancors) are five meter tall monsters with large teeth and claws and armored skin that can absorb blaster bolts . They originate from the planet of Dathomir. Jabba the Hutt kept one as a pet in a pit beneath his palace courts, dropping victims in to feed it.
  • (n.) deep, bitter resentment (When Eileen challenged me to a fight, I could see the rancor in her eyes.)
  • An enormous, carnivorous beast that lives in a pit below Jabba's throne room.The Rancor's dungeonlike cage is twenty-five feet below the throne; the grate at the top allows Jabba and his court to amuse themselves by watching the Rancor devour whomever -or whatever- is dropped down to it.